Robert Lefkowitz and Brian Kobilka have been awarded the 2012 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for groundbreaking discoveries that reveal the […]
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Science & the economy – Julia Lane on Radio NZ
The question ‘Is science good for the economy?’ will be the focus of an NZ IceFest panel discussion this week. […]
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The 2012 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to Serge Haroche and David J. Winelan. The Laureates independently invented […]
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The Government has announced it will kick off a publicity campaign to seek ideas on how to tackle the country’s […]
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Expert reaction to Nobel Prize for Medicine or Physiology awarded to John Gurdon and Shinya Yamanaka The comments below were […]
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As part of the celebration of the their 10 year anniversary, a special film was commissioned about the UK Science […]
Continue readingA decade on the leading edge of science media
Our colleagues at the UK Science Media Centre in London have had a big week, celebrating 10 years in business […]
Continue readingEU finds GM maize and cancer study ‘inadequate’
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has conducted an initial review into a highly criticised French study linking herbicide resistant […]
Continue readingFertile mouse eggs created from stem cells – experts respond
Japanese researchers have turned mouse stem cells into germ cells that give rise to eggs in living mice, which then […]
Continue readingDaisy the GM cow makes international headlines
A cow genetically engineered to produce hypo-allergenic milk has captured headlines both here and overseas. Daisy, a calf genetically modified […]
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